One day I decided I'd aspire to higher ambition So I set out on a mission To change the world Armed and dangerous with my well-meant words And best intentions
I've been grazing in the lush green pastures Watching time pass me by And I've been wading in the shallow waters Where everything is alright But today
Seems that life's become so complicated I don't think it was meant to be this way I find myself so distracted Caught up in the chaos of each day When
I used to see the world in black and white Now I find myself lost in a fog of gray I thought the good guys always won the fight But I've learned life
Words and music by ginny owens: bmg songs, inc. (gospel Division)/above the rim music (administered by bmg songs, inc.) (ascap) Got a stack of books
He could have prospered in the suburbs Instead of working for the poor Down at the inner-city mission Where there's so much disappointment And very few
I'm knocking on Your door Won't You answer? I'm waiting for a word or just a whisper But if You can't answer me this time I can handle everything just
I've spent half my lifetime watching time go by And wondering where it went When I try to fall asleep at night I lay there feeling spent Contemplating
This is your life and yet somehow They decide what you're about You learn your lines and take your cues But who are you listening to? You change your
I hear a blind man, asking where this road goes But we won't tell him, we just stop to block his way with stones I watched a woman, overtaken by disease
Life is a strange thing, sometimes it's thrilling And sometimes it gets me down Some days my world seems so all consuming I'm afraid, I'm gonna drown
You find this situation just a bit uncomfortable You'd rather stay far away from reality For you to understand would be clearly impossible So you shut
I am a gifted artist I've learned to paint this canvas well I work until I've finished An ideal image of myself But You know better I am a storyteller
How many days, Lord, have I walked in this wilderness? A thirsty pilgrim with no water to drink And this barren place is making me crazy But in my desperation
I've been feeling a little bit overwhelmed I've been a little too wrapped up in myself So many things to cloud my mind I need to leave them all behind
A million miles away from anything familiar A thousand places I would rather be So I choke back the tears and try to find the bright side Though I find
I'm waiting Waiting for tomorrow Staring out my window Until today is done I'm living Living for the future Just biding my time here Till something better
Turning molehills into mountains Making big deals out of small ones Bearing gifts as if they're burdens This is how it's been Fear of coming out of my